Snow avalanches claim an average of 100 lives in Europe every year. The common goal of all European Avalanche Warning Services is to reduce the loss of lives and damages due to avalanches by providing the society with efficient and effective avalanche forecasting and warning services.
We start recording the number of fatalities on 1 October every year. The figures are based on reports received from EAWS members and their partners. Please let us know if there is any missing data and errors, by sending an e-mail to us.
| Location | Country | Date | Avalanche Problem 1 | Avalanche Problem 2 | Forecasted Regional Danger Level | Dead | Group Size | Avalanche Comment | Incident Comment | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2782 | Roques Blanques-Pic de la Dona | Spain | 2021-11-28 00:00:00 | Wind-drifted snow | None | 3 | 1 | 1 | "Destructive Avalanche Size of 2.5" | "Completely buried. Fatal result. Re-analisis of detected problem persistent weak-layer" | Mountaineering/Climbing |
| 2781 | Val d\'Ayas, Gran Sommettaz | Italy | 2021-11-29 12:05:00 | Not rated at that time of the year | 1 | null | null | null | Off-piste skiing | ||
| 2857 | Lackenspitze | Austria | 2021-12-04 13:30:00 | Wind-drifted snow | Persistent weak layer | 3 | 3 | 11 | null | "Eine Gruppe von 11 Personen geht von Tweng auf den Lackenkogel. Es gibt bereits eine Spur. Im aufsteilenden Kessel queren sie links relativ hoch hinein und l\u00f6sen unter der Grubachspitze ein gro\u00dfes Schneebrett aus. Acht der 11 werden mitgerissen, drei davon werden total versch\u00fcttet, zwei davon im Staubereich sehr tief (2.5 m und 4 m). Die drei total versch\u00fctteten Personen sterben. Zwei der Mitgerissenen werden verletzt. Zur Lawine: trockenes Schneebrett, Anriss ca. 30 cm im kammnahen Bereich, im kammfernen Bereich der abgehenden Lawine wurde deutlich mehr Schnee eingeweht, Steilheit: 35 bis 40 Grad, Schwachschicht: frischer Triebschnee der letzten zwei Tage auf dem d\u00fcnnen und schwachen Altschnee (= Altschneeproblem), Ausl\u00f6sung: gro\u00dfe Zusatzbelastung" | Backcountry skiing |
| 2783 | La Thuille | Italy | 2021-12-07 13:09:00 | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 1 | 3 | null | null | Backcountry skiing | |
| 2810 | Venet | Austria | 2021-12-11 12:00:00 | Wind-drifted snow | None | 3 | 1 | 6 | null | null | Off-piste skiing |
| 2789 | Suchá dolina | Slovakia | 2021-12-13 12:20:00 | Wind-drifted snow | 2 | 2 | 4 | null | null | Off-piste skiing | |
| 2785 | Monte Sorbetta | Italy | 2021-12-16 13:04:00 | Persistent weak layer | 2 | 1 | 2 | null | null | Backcountry skiing | |
| 2787 | Zermatt | Switzerland | 2021-12-17 16:18:00 | 3 | 1 | null | null | null | |||
| 2791 | secteur du Pic de Corne | France | 2022-01-12 13:00:00 | Wind-drifted snow | New snow | 3 | 1 | 2 | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2792 | Gresovo, Kamenista dolina | Slovakia | 2022-01-19 14:30:00 | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 1 | 3 | null | null | Backcountry skiing | |
| 2795 | Conthey | Switzerland | 2022-01-21 13:00:00 | 2 | 1 | 5 | null | null | Backcountry skiing | ||
| 2849 | Hotelhang, Wendelstein | Germany | 2022-01-22 11:08:00 | New snow | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 1 | 1 | "Slab or loose snow avalanche, unclear" | null | Mountaineering/Climbing |
| 2794 | Kleiner Ötscher | Austria | 2022-01-23 11:25:00 | Persistent weak layer | Wind-drifted snow | 4 | 1 | 6 | null | null | |
| 2797 | Hocheisspitze | Germany | 2022-01-25 12:58:00 | Persistent weak layer | Wet snow | 2 | 1 | 2 | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2808 | Poland | Poland | 2022-01-29 14:53:00 | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 1 | 2 | "Small avalanche" | "skiers hit rock by head" | Off-piste skiing | |
| 2809 | Tatra | Poland | 2022-01-29 15:50:00 | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 1 | 2 | null | null | Backcountry skiing | |
| 2802 | Scuol | Switzerland | 2022-02-03 11:00:00 | 4 | 1 | null | null | null | |||
| 2801 | Davos | Switzerland | 2022-02-03 14:00:00 | 4 | 1 | null | null | null | |||
| 2812 | Fließer Berg | Austria | 2022-02-04 12:45:00 | Persistent weak layer | None | 3 | 5 | 6 | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2903 | Knödelkopf / Klösterle-Stuben | Austria | 2022-02-04 15:50:00 | Wind-drifted snow | Gliding snow | 3 | 1 | 4 | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2811 | Breiteggspitze | Austria | 2022-02-04 17:00:00 | Persistent weak layer | None | 3 | 2 | 2 | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2800 | Val Müstair | Switzerland | 2022-02-05 12:00:00 | 3 | 1 | null | null | null | |||
| 2798 | Steintalhörnl | Germany | 2022-02-05 12:25:00 | Wind-drifted snow | Gliding snow | 3 | 1 | null | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2796 | Carosello 3000, Livigno | Italy | 2022-02-05 13:28:00 | Wind-drifted snow | New snow | 3 | 1 | 3 | null | null | Off-piste skiing |
| 2799 | Goms | Switzerland | 2022-02-05 14:30:00 | 3 | 1 | null | null | null | |||
| 2813 | Gammerspitze | Austria | 2022-02-05 17:00:00 | Persistent weak layer | 3 | 1 | 5 | null | null | Backcountry skiing | |
| 2803 | Saint-Colomban-des-Villards (73130) - Tête de Bellard | France | 2022-02-07 13:00:00 | New snow | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 2 | null | null | null | Off-piste skiing |
| 2805 | Engelberg | Switzerland | 2022-02-07 16:00:00 | 3 | 1 | null | null | null | |||
| 2804 | Maseben-Vilgand | Italy | 2022-02-08 14:05:00 | Wind-drifted snow | Persistent weak layer | 3 | 1 | 4 | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2806 | Bergün Filisur | Switzerland | 2022-02-08 15:15:00 | 3 | 1 | null | null | null | |||
| 2814 | Schafseitenspitze | Austria | 2022-02-13 12:00:00 | Persistent weak layer | None | 3 | 1 | 8 | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2807 | Sachseln | Switzerland | 2022-02-17 15:00:00 | 3 | 2 | null | null | null | |||
| 2836 | Montvalezan 73700 | France | 2022-02-23 12:00:00 | Wind-drifted snow | Wet snow | 3 | 1 | null | null | null | Off-piste skiing |
| 2825 | Scuol | Switzerland | 2022-02-23 14:15:00 | 3 | 2 | null | null | null | |||
| 2851 | Făgăraș Mt, Scara Valley | Romania | 2022-03-05 16:00:00 | Wind-drifted snow | New snow | 4 | 2 | 2 | null | null | Off-piste skiing |
| 2873 | Gavarnie | France | 2022-03-10 12:00:00 | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 1 | 2 | null | "Ice climbers.Due to bad conditions, the body was found days later by the rescue team (on the 04\/04\/2022)." | Other | |
| 2850 | Ötscher | Austria | 2022-03-11 11:45:00 | Persistent weak layer | 1 | 3 | 4 | null | "ascending with crampon" | Backcountry skiing | |
| 2856 | Erikaksla | Norway | 2022-03-30 17:20:00 | Persistent weak layer | New snow | 3 | 1 | 5 | "Release on persistant weak layer of facets above crust." | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2874 | Cap de Vaquèira | Spain | 2022-04-04 13:15:00 | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 1 | 2 | "Depth of runout zone: 40-50 cm" | "Burial depth: surface" | Off-piste skiing | |
| 2877 | Saint Christophe en Oisans | France | 2022-04-05 10:00:00 | Wet snow | Gliding snow | 2 | 2 | 2 | null | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2901 | Grøtdalstindan | Norway | 2022-04-06 16:23:00 | Wet snow | New snow | 3 | 1 | 4 | "On a persistent weak layer." | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2876 | Beretlia, Lyngen | Norway | 2022-04-07 14:30:00 | Persistent weak layer | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 3 | 9 | "On a weak layer on facets over crust. Same layer as the fatal avalanche in Lyngen two weeks before (23.03.2022)." | null | Backcountry skiing |
| 2878 | Acceglio- Monte Vallonasso | Italy | 2022-04-09 13:48:00 | Wind-drifted snow | 2 | 1 | 4 | null | null | Off-piste skiing | |
| 2879 | Chamonix-Mont-Blanc(74400) | France | 2022-04-09 18:00:00 | New snow | Wind-drifted snow | 3 | 2 | 8 | null | null | Other |
| 2902 | Westliche Karwendelspitze | Germany | 2022-04-14 12:44:00 | Wet snow | 2 | 1 | 1 | null | null | Mountaineering/Climbing | |
| 2881 | Vals | Switzerland | 2022-04-15 14:00:00 | 2 | 2 | null | null | null | Backcountry skiing | ||
| 2900 | Ortles - Solda | Italy | 2022-04-27 14:30:00 | Wind-drifted snow | Wind-drifted snow | 2 | 2 | 2 | null | null | Mountaineering/Climbing |